1801 E 86th St

Indianapolis, IN 46240

Main: (317) 259-5301

Attendance: (317) 259-5355

English

About

The goal of the English Department program is to help students grow in their understanding and use of the human communicative process:

 

  • as a means of affirming the worth of the individual.
  • as a vehicle for learning to think independently and critically.
  • as a means for contributing positively to democratic institutions.
  • as a means for determining a system of personal and social values.
  • as a means of developing interest in the various media, not merely as vehicles of expression, but as art forms which provide practical and aesthetic insight into human nature.
  • as an avenue to the understanding of such abstract concepts as beauty, wisdom, and truth.

 

The English Department recognizes the communicative process as three-fold: receiving, thinking, and sending. This process incorporates listening as well as reading, speaking as well as writing, and assimilating as well as receiving and sending.

 

2023 Weighted Class Summer Reading (for students entering 2023-2024)

English 9X 9X Summer Reading assignment
English 10X 10X Summer Reading assignment
AP/IB English 11 AP/IB English 11 Summer Reading assignment
AP/IB English 12 AP/IB English 12 Summer Reading assignment

 

 

Courses offered (* denotes a weighted class)

            Grade 9

  • English 9
  • English 9X*

Grade 10

  • English 10
  • English 10X*

            Grade 11

  • English 11: American Literature and Composition
  • English 11: Ethnic Literature
  • English 11S: American Film Literature
  • AP/IB Literature and Composition*

            Grade 12

  • English 12
  • English 12: Expository Writing
  • English 12: Genres of Literature
  • English 12: Creative Writing
  • English 12: Critical Thinking
  • English 12S: World Film Literature
  • AP/IB Language and Composition*
  • Elementary Composition ACP (W131)*
  • Genres of Literature: Literary Interpretation ACP (L202)*

Electives

  • IB Film*
  • Etymology
  • Speech
  • Beginning Journalism
  • Print and Online Media
  • Yearbook

 

Faculty

Mr. Gregory Lineweaver (Department Chair) glineweaver@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Tony Armstrong tarmstrong@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Mary Beth Borkowski mborkowski@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Sylvia Burlock sburlock@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Kim Carlson kcarlson@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Suzette Friar sfriar@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Michael Gawdzik mgawdzik@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Tom Gayda tgayda@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Marina Gibson mgibson@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Christy Halterman chalterman@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Dani Hartnett dhartnett@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Chris Huntington chuntington@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Gretchen King gking@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Laura Mail lmail@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Melissa Martin mbmartin@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Allegra Mather amather@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Lynda McQuiston lmcquiston@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Brandon Mitchell brmitchell@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Larissa Morris lmorris@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Marjorie Murphy mmurphy@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Chelsea Peresie cmperesie@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Mabel Pilapil mpilapil@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Marcia Rosene-Rigdon mrigdon@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Angel Ruiz aruiz@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Carla Sanford csanford@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Ryan Scanlan rscanlan@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Elizabeth Schroeder eschroeder@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Caroline Scott cscott@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Jocelyn Sisson jsisson@msdwt.k12.in.us
Mr. Kellard Townsend ktownsend@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Elaine Wiggins ewiggins@msdwt.k12.in.us
Ms. Heather Worley hworley@msdwt.k12.in.us